Robert Adley

Robert Adley (3 September 1947-) was a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives (D) from the 8th district from 1980 to 1996, succeeding Walter O. Bigby and preceding Robert E. Barton, and a member of the Louisiana Senate (R) from the 36th district from February 2003 to 11 January 2016, succeeding Foster Campbell and preceding Ryan Gatti.

Biography
Robert Adley was born in Bossier City, Louisiana on 3 September 1947, and he served in the US Marine Corps from 1965 to 1967 during the Vietnam War. After the war, he graduated from Louisiana Tech University, and he served as president of ABCO Petroleum from 1972 to 1993. In 1980, as a conservative Southern Democrat, Adley won election to the State House of Representatives from the 8th district. He vacated his seat to unsuccessfully seek the governorship in 1995, finishing seventh place. In 2003, he was elected to the State Senate, and he planned to work closely with Governor Bobby Jindal for "conservative reform". In 2008, Adley switched his party affiliation to the Republican Party, and the Republican Party of Louisiana gained a majority of state legislature seats a few years later.